True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The open range is where large areas of land are not fenced or divided into
lots.
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2.
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Towns located near railroads that were involved in the cattle industry were
called cattle towns.
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3.
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“Rustlers” tried to steal cattle from the cattle drives.
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4.
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Members of minority groups worked together as cowhands.
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5.
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Exodusters left the South because they feared living in former proslavery
states.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Which of the following marked the end of the Cattle Kingdom?
a. | the start of the Long Drive | c. | price boom of early
1880s | b. | the Homestead Act | d. | price collapse of mid-1880s |
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Burning a symbol into an animal's hide to show ownership is to
a. | stencil the animal. | c. | stamp the animal. | b. | brand the animal. | d. | blaze the
animal. |
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8.
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One of the dangers on the cattle drives was
a. | stampedes. | c. | loneliness. | b. | discrimination. | d. | hard work. |
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9.
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What did African Americans who migrated from the Southern states into Kansas
call themselves?
a. | sodbusters | c. | Exodusters | b. | branders | d. | vaqueros |
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10.
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Homesteaders who charged across the Oklahoma border on April 22, 1889 were
called
a. | sooners. | c. | boomers. | b. | chargers. | d. | border
chargers. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Homestead Act | d. | longhorns | b. | rancho | e. | Chisholm Trail | c. | sodbusters |
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11.
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type of cattle
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12.
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Plains farmers
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13.
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led cattle herds to railroads
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14.
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federal land policy of 1862
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15.
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Spanish word for ranch
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Short Answer
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16.
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What was the Long Drive?
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17.
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Where did cattle herding traditions begin?
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18.
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In 1862 the government encouraged settlement on the Plains by passing what
law?
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19.
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What did the thousands of African Americans who migrated to Kansas in the late
1870s call themselves?
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20.
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What was the last region of the plains to be settled? Why?
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